London Paramount Opportunities for West Kent January 2016 The - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

London Paramount Opportunities for West Kent January 2016

The concept Theme park - wide range of rides/appeal - the best of British meets best of Hollywood - BBC - Aardman Animations - Paramount Onsite hotels Entertainment – theatres/cinemas/event space Retail – merchandise (not competing with traditional retail offer) Food and beverage – range of options from kiosk to sit down restaurants

Volterra’s input Recap on our scope of work: - PEIR (published April 2015) - Socio-economic impact assessment (updated/expanded version of PEIR) - Employment and Skills Strategy (including construction strategy/accommodation strategy) - Economic and Regeneration Statement - Health Impact Assessment - Retail and Leisure Impact Assessment

Construction period Construction period is 2017 to 2021 Peak on site construction employment of up to 6,300 jobs Local employment opportunities - Supply chain events to be held in 2016 - Register interest - supplychain@londonparamount.info Construction strategy • Accommodation strategy for workers • Mitigate impact on local services – schools, GPs etc • Minimise likelihood of crime and antisocial behaviour

Visitors • Up to 15 million visitors a year • Equivalent to approx. 50,000 on an average day • Comparable to Disneyland Paris • Derived from catchment analysis and penetration rates • International and domestic tourism - need for onsite and offsite hotels • Retail and leisure impact assessment – positive impact of additional spending Vs negative of some trade diversion

Tourism Distribution of offsite hotels – Dartford, Gravesham, Elsewhere in Kent and London • c34,000 ‘serviced and non serviced’ rooms in Kent and Medway • c5,000 in West Kent (15%) Linked trips – engagement with tourism boards (Visit Kent) to actively encourage trips elsewhere in Kent Chartwell (Sevenoaks): 4 th most visited attraction in Kent • Scotney Castle (Tunbridge wells): 7 th most visited attraction in Kent • Knole House (Sevenoaks): 8 th most visited attraction in Kent •

Direct employment - c.13,000 direct jobs onsite - Register interest - jobs@londonparamount.info - Broad range of jobs types- variety of skill/experience levels - Opportunities for career progression – lots of entry level jobs but also supervisor/management roles - Opportunity to reduce out-commuting by encouraging people to work more locally

Commuting patterns • Compared to existing site, Bluewater, Thorpe Park, Stratford City, Alton Towers • Travel plan to incentivise commuting by public transport • Encourage local employment: advertising and engagement West Kent c5%

Indirect employment - c.21,000 indirect jobs supported offsite - Additional spending of workers - Additional spending of visitors - Supply chain impacts – taxis, restaurants, offsite hotels, florists, laundry services, plumbers, engineers etc - Aim to keep the supply chain local – engagement with suppliers early on. Utilise local directories such as the WKP business guide and directory - Supply chain events to be held in 2016 - Register interest - supplychain@londonparamount.info

Skills and education Employment and Skills Strategy Identifies issues in the local area and targets for London Paramount through consultation with community groups/local authorities - Skills audit - build on existing strengths in Kent - Onsite training for employees - Prioritising local and unemployed people – particularly harder to reach/intergenerational unemployment - Engagement with schools, colleges, universities – encourage variety of work placements (day trips /work experience placements/ apprenticeships)

Questions and discussion